Stefan Kaufmann
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Stefan Kaufmann was born August 4, 1960, Solingen
, Germany
. He joined Accept
as drummer early enough to appear on the cover photos for their debut, but too late to record the drums for the album (that was done by Frank Friedrich). He had to give up drumming towards the end of Accept
's career due to health problems.
Kaufmann has produced the live albums Staying a Life
and All Areas - Worldwide
for Accept
and contributed significantly to Accept
's songwriting. He has worked extensively as a record producer for other bands. He produced or co-produced every U.D.O.
album from 1990 until present.
Kaufmann was the drummer for Accept on nine albums.
Stefan Kaufmann joined Accept's singer Udo Dirkschneider
in his band U.D.O.
as guitar player in 1996, following Accept
's second breakup, and has recorded seven albums with them.
Solingen
Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2009 population of 161,366 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He joined Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
as drummer early enough to appear on the cover photos for their debut, but too late to record the drums for the album (that was done by Frank Friedrich). He had to give up drumming towards the end of Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
's career due to health problems.
Kaufmann has produced the live albums Staying a Life
Staying a Life
Staying a Life is a double live album by Accept. It was recorded in Osaka, Japan in 1985. It was released in 1990, shortly after the band's first breakup...
and All Areas - Worldwide
All Areas - Worldwide
All Areas – Worldwide is a double live album by Accept. It was released in Japan and U.S.A. under the title The Final Chapter in 1998....
for Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
and contributed significantly to Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
's songwriting. He has worked extensively as a record producer for other bands. He produced or co-produced every U.D.O.
U.D.O.
U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.-1987–1992:After Udo Dirkschneider left Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed him to U.D.O....
album from 1990 until present.
Kaufmann was the drummer for Accept on nine albums.
Stefan Kaufmann joined Accept's singer Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider
Udo Dirkschneider is a German heavy metal singer who is best known as the vocalist in German heavy metal band Accept and later U.D.O.After leaving Accept in 1987, Dirkschneider formed the band U.D.O....
in his band U.D.O.
U.D.O.
U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.-1987–1992:After Udo Dirkschneider left Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed him to U.D.O....
as guitar player in 1996, following Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
's second breakup, and has recorded seven albums with them.